01 Still the film people mean when they say "Keanu Reeves movie", and it holds up almost perfectly.
Keanu Reeves – 10 Best Movies
By Vlad Zakh · August 11, 2026
Keanu Reeves has one of the most durable careers in Hollywood, and it is not just John Wick, here are the ten films I’d point a newcomer toward.
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02 Reinvented the modern action film almost single-handedly, and launched one of the best franchises going.
03 Simple premise, executed about as well as this kind of thriller can be.
04 Ridiculous in the best way, and genuinely influential on the genre.
05 Expands the world without losing what made the first one work.
06 The action choreography here might be the best in the whole series.
07 Goofy and endlessly quotable, the film that first made him a star.
08 Reeves against Al Pacino at full volume, and it is a lot of fun.
09 Underrated and stylish, with Reeves playing against type well.
10 A strange, rotoscoped adaptation that shows a side of him most action fans never see.